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Profiling Bat Activity And Species Presence In Managed Longleaf Pine Landscapes, Margaret Hunt
Profiling Bat Activity And Species Presence In Managed Longleaf Pine Landscapes, Margaret Hunt
Master of Science in Integrative Biology Theses
Restoration of native flora or reintroduction of at-risk fauna includes management practices that while encouraging presence and proliferation of target species, may adversely affect non-focal species. An endemic ecosystem undergoing restoration within the southeastern U.S. is that of the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris). Bats inhabit key ecological niches in forest ecosystems, including the longleaf pine ecosystem, and can be indicators of ecosystem condition. This study investigated the effects of current forest management practices and landscape management history on bat species presence and activity levels within habitat undergoing longleaf pine restoration. We deployed bat detectors in two wildlife management …